The scene: I'm on the floor doing crunches, PT is standing next to me talking

PT: So I have this cool contraption on my bikeKaty: moanPT: It is a speedometerKaty: ughPT: It can detect my heart rateKaty: ohPT: It can tell me the elevationKaty: Can it tell you how many crunches I've done?

My good friend, Drew Brinley, is starting his second round of chemotherapy this week. I've joined his buddy, Eric Bills, in trying to raise enough money to buy him a nice laptop for him to use while he is in bed at the hospital or at home.

I know some of you might know Drew (and even if you don't), you may want to donate. Every little bit will help.

Laptop For Drew

I've been touched by the generosity of the blogging world in response to Stephanie Nielson and her husband. I've also included in this post a button to donate to their recovery. You can read about her at: http://blog.cjanerun.com/

Here are some pictures of Drew that I have taken in the last year or so:

Oak Hills Eighth Ward activity - August 2007

Killing some time in Vegas while waiting for the BYU women's volleyball tournamentNovember 2007

BYU women's volleyball game - Drew's first big outing after the first round of chemotherapyAugust 2008

Monday, September 1, 2008

This morning the elevators in my building were not working. I took the stairs hoping that by the time I finished my errands, they would be working. Well they weren't so I walked up the six flights of stairs with my groceries.

I was planning on going to the gym or to BYU to swim some laps but I didn't want to take the stairs again so I decided that I'd just stay home and jump rope. It wasn't until I was talking to a friend on the phone explaining why I was out of breath that I realized what an idiot I am.